Household Income Percentile Calculator for the United States [2019]

On this page is a household income percentile calculator for the United States for 2019. Enter pre-tax (gross) household income earned between January and December 2018 to compare to household income percentiles in the full year.

Household Income Percentile Statistics in 2019

In our last post on household income brackets and summary statistics, I made a graph comparing some income percentiles year over year. Here’s what the household icome brackets look like for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 95th, and 99th (top 1%) percentiles:

Income Distribution in the US for Selected Percentiles (2019)

What was the United States average household income?

In 2019, average household income in the United States was $89,930.70.

What was the United States median household income?

In 2019, median household income in the United States was $63,030.00.

How many US households made $100,000 or more in 2019?

In 2019, about 39,162,447 households (30.4% of households) in the United States made $100,000 or more.

How many US households made $250,000 or More in 2019?

In 2019, about 6,365,893 households (4.9% of households) in the United States made $100,000 or more.

What was the top 10% household income percentile in 2019?

The threshold to be in the top 10% of household incomes in 2019 in the United States was $184,200.

What was the top 5% household income percentile in 2019?

The threshold to be in the top 5% of household incomes in 2019 in the United States was $248,304.00.

What is the top one percent household income in the US in 2019?

To be top 1% in the United States in 2019, you had to earn $475,116.00 or more as a household between January and December 2018.